Are you bored? Are you interested in stirring up some trouble? Perhaps, you could become an internet troll. It simple enough. Just post disparaging comments on blogs or websites and see what kind of drama you create. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to become an internet troll. One foolproof way to get the attention internet trolls craves is explained in step number 4, “Make personal attacks repeatedly toward those who support the ethos of the group. Get as nasty as you want, after all, it's the internet--who's going to find you? Keep it fun though, don't threaten to do any bodily harm to anyone, no one wants to get in a physical altercation.” What are some strategies to avoid internet trolls? Just think back to your schoolyard days and how your parents and teachers instructed you to avoid bullies. Ignore them, avoid the troll, and as a last resort report them in hopes that they will be removed. It seems that this simple measures could pacify a troll, but removing trolls seems to be a dangerous idea. It seems to feed into what their interest further and encourage a particularly persistent troll to further comment on the blog in question. Why are some people more inclined to become internet trolls? Perhaps its in their brain chemistry. Encyclopedia Dramatica seems to think so. Take a look at their illustration.
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Are you bored? Are you interested in stirring up some trouble? Perhaps, you could become an internet troll. It simple enough. Just post disparaging comments on blogs or websites and see what kind of drama you create.Here is a step-by-step guide on how to become an internet troll. One foolproof way to get the attention internet trolls craves is explained in step number 4,
“Make personal attacks repeatedly toward those who support the ethos of the group. Get as nasty as you want, after all, it's the internet--who's going to find you? Keep it fun though, don't threaten to do any bodily harm to anyone, no one wants to get in a physical altercation.”
What are some strategies to avoid internet trolls? Just think back to your schoolyard days and how your parents and teachers instructed you to avoid bullies. Ignore them, avoid the troll, and as a last resort report them in hopes that they will be removed. It seems that this simple measures could pacify a troll, but removing trolls seems to be a dangerous idea. It seems to feed into what their interest further and encourage a particularly persistent troll to further comment on the blog in question. Why are some people more inclined to become internet trolls? Perhaps its in their brain chemistry. Encyclopedia Dramatica seems to think so. Take a look at their illustration.
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